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On 23 November 2019, the Sidama Zone voted to become the 10th regional state in Ethiopia after a referendum in the Zone. The state was formed on 18 June 2020 following the amalgamation of part of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region and the Sidama Zone following the 2019 referendum in favour of increased autonomy. The State is located in the centre of Ethiopia and is bordered in the south by the Oromia Region and the Gedeo Zone, on the west by the Bilate River which separates it from the Wolayita Zone and in the north and east by the Oromia Region.
The regional capital is in Hawassa. The region is the leading coffee
producing area in Ethiopia, producing about 28% of the country's output.
Bruce Berry, 05 June 2021
Recent
photos on the
Facebook
page of Sidama Regional State show the flag with a white fimbriation between
the green, blue and red horizontal stripes and with a different arrangement of
the stars to that which was originally adopted as shown below.
Martin Karner and Jean-Marc Merklin, 21 Aug 2023
The Ethiopian government's
website originally showed the flag of Sidama as being a green-blue-red horizontal
tricolour, with five 5-pointed stars arranged in a circle in the center of
the middle blue stripe. No details of the symbolism of the design or colours is provided.
Peter Klumpenhower, 04 June 2021
image
sent by
Martin Karner and Jean-Marc Merklin, 21 Aug 2023
The
Facebook
page of Sidama Regional State shows the State Seal.
Martin Karner and Jean-Marc Merklin, 21 Aug 2023